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 he had entered the garret, be jumped thro' a trap door into the room where Booth was when he went up the ladder, but Booth at the same time went thro' another trap door into the parlour below. Witness remained in the chamber, & found burnt paper in the fire place. Three other persons came to him, and he broke the wall over the fire-place, & took many burnt papers out of the chimney—further up they found one which was but little burnt. It was mark'd, and given to John Linwood. The note was produced in Court, and sworn to, On the Friday following the apprehension of the prisoner, witness was shewn, by Richard Ingley, a plate for making Bank of England notes, which had been buried and taken up, and was produced in Court, and identified.

John Linwood deposed that when he obtained admission into the parlour (which was after Chillingworth had entered the garret window)—he saw Booth and James Yates in the parlour—Elizabeth Chidlow stood at the foot of the ladder—Booth had a dirty flannel jacket on, and his hands appeared to be smeared with printing ink—he secured him while in the parlour with hand-cuſfs. Witness then went into the chamber, thro' the trap door cut thro' the ceiling—there were no other means of getting in but by ascending a ladder which stood ready for that purpose, and could be drawn up at pleasure. When the trap door was shut, it was secured by a strong iron cross bar. As he went up, Turner and another person came down from the garret, and they met him in the chamber. This witness, as well as others, proved